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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Kevin Corsaro speaks with an unidentified motorist entering the United States from Canada at the border in Buffalo, N.Y., on June 6, 2006. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Border agents searched 23,000 phones, laptops in 2016

The number of electronic device searches conducted by border officers surged some 500 percent in 2016, as the agency said a changing threat environment caused more people to trip their radars.

February 17, 2017
In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. U.S. President Donald Trump will direct the Homeland Security Department to start building a wall at the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, file)

Feds say border fence has been cut 9,200 times since 2010

The wrong type of border wall could actually make Border Patrol agents less safe, according to a new report Thursday from the government's chief watchdog, which said walls that block lines of sight can become ambush sites for attackers looking to get the drop on agents.

February 16, 2017
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump promises to treat Dreamers with ‘great heart’

President Trump said Thursday he will issue a new executive order on extreme vetting that will tailor his policy to comply with adverse rulings from federal courts, insisting he'll be able to "get just about everything" done that he'd intended with a scaled-down policy.

February 16, 2017
In this Jan. 4, 2016, file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol agent drives near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Santa Teresa, N.M. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Cost of wall is less than cost of services for illegals: Report

If President Trump's border wall stopped just 10 percent of new illegal immigrants it would pay for itself by saving American taxpayers from spending money on services for those migrants over their lifetimes, according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies.

February 16, 2017
Foreign nationals were arrested this month during a targeted enforcement operation aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and criminal aliens, which some see as a harsh crackdown under President Trump. (Associated Press)

Immigrant group tells illegals not to sign up for Obama deportation amnesty

A prominent immigrant rights advocacy group said Wednesday that it is telling folks not to sign up anymore for President Obama's 2012 deportation amnesty, saying the risks of turning over information to the Trump administration are simply too great, particularly after recent raids.

February 15, 2017
Protestors gather at Brooklyn Borough Hall to pray before a rally in protest President Donald Trump's immigration order Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Daniel Ramirez, illegal immigrant Dreamer, arrest sparks protests

Immigration officials said Tuesday they are detaining an illegal immigrant Dreamer because of his gang ties, sparking a new round of protests from immigrant-rights groups who said President Trump is breaking his own promises by trying to deport the young man.

February 14, 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 2, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Paul Ryan: Donald Trump right to oust Michael Flynn

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said President Trump made the right move in ousting his national security adviser this week, but said he's not going to prejudge any of the other details about the story.

February 14, 2017